Local Races

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (870+ words) A political issues committee launched a campaign on Monday urging Utah voters to reject a proposed constitutional amendment on their Nov. 3 ballot that would set a higher bar for ballot initiatives that raise taxes. Utah lawmakers earlier this year approved…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (518+ words) Usually, Utahns only hear from or about their lieutenant governor when they attend ribbon-cutting ceremonies, support the governor's initiatives in press conferences or offer the occasional commentary on the elections office. But the state's No. 2 official, Deidre Henderson, has drawn…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (366+ words) Voting by mail will stay the same this November after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected plans that would have disrupted the process. President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Postal Service to stop illegal voting by noncitizens. The agency’s plan in response could…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (932+ words) A legislative audit found that state and local officials have taken steps to improve election administration, but several repeated "minor" errors should be addressed. The report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor General said the Utah lieutenant governor's office,…...